Both tensions and relations between the U.S. and its two neighbors - Canada and Mexico - are a bit cooler at the moment, largely due to trade. This past week, President Trump delayed the ...

The deficit decrease is largely a response to last year, when trade and the deficit swelled in anticipation of President Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariffs.

Facts around the balance of imports and exports under President Trump and his tariffs can seem impossibly contradictory. For example, the trade deficit during the last 14 months of President Biden's ...

Trade deficit used to be a number that received a ton of attention in the 1980s and 1990s because it was determined to be a strong gauge of the strength and weakness in the US economy. The February ...

The value of stuff the U.S. imported (like passenger vehicles) rose, but so did the value of stuff it exported (like oil and agricultural products). In the midst of a tumultuous world economy — ...

The US trade deficit jumped 4.3% in March to $60.3 billion, the second straight monthly jump and a reading that reflects the first full month after the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s ...

The Trump administration’s recently released 2026 Trade Policy Agenda declares that “America is back.” It argues that tariffs, “reciprocal” trade deals and sector-specific interventions are rebuilding ...

The trade deficit hit an all-time high in April of about US$10 billion, as imports surged 45% year-on-year to $41.6 billion, driven by shipments of raw materials, semi-finished products, capital goods ...

The trend of strong imports and a widening trade deficit is likely to continue if energy prices remain elevated and the artificial intelligence boom continues to fuel trade flows.